Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Imitation

It is said, 'Imitation is the best form of flattery'... but a question arises, is the copy as good as the original???


Be it the NOKLA N95




Or the fake IPOD Nano


it could never stand up to the original...

Why am I saying all this?? Something or someone called the "Epicurean" (supposedly has somewhat a similar meaning as the word HEDONIST) has had (to quote that thing) "temerity" to try and equate itself knowingly and unknowingly to ME.. The Hedonist... I just got three word for that thing... Go Get a Life.. cuz you aint nowhere close to the popularity that The Hedonist commands

On the other hand, going by the true meaning (one such found on answers.com if you choose to seek) of Epicurean... and then translating it to Hindi... BHUKKAD, surely is an apt name for such an ignonimity!!!

Contact me for further details!!!

Friday, May 23, 2008

Mock-ya announces Green phones, that are... umm.. GREEN!

Mock-ya, in order to gain the 1st position from which it had dropped to 10th position in the list of most eco-friendly technological innovators, has announced the plan to launch 40 new green mobile phones this year, in India. Not only are these phones going to be green in colour, these are also going to be bio-degradable. The materials to be used include polylactic acid (PLA) plastics with plant and other biomass-based modifiers. In addition, Mock-ya is also working on providing hand crank/solar chargers for charging these phones in an eco-friendly way.


What's more, these phones can be converted into wonderful fertilizer by simply burrying these phones like any other biomass. Great way to get rid of phones you get bored of.. just feed them to your favourite plant!!


But, customer rights activist, RRT Siakuma has claimed that these phones have a tendency to simply disintegrate over time especially in hot and humid climates like India. The activist stated that this was a ploy of the electronic giant to boost its waning sales fooling clueless customers.However, Blackpeas, a global organization promoting environment conservation has applauded this announcement saying that this could be a new beginning of a green approach to modernization very much like Natural Gas powered wind turbines used by energy giant Buslorn.


Incidently, on the heels of Mock-ya's anouncement of introducing these eco-friendly phones, Buslorn has claimed that it has just discovered a new highly potent source of natural gas to power its wind turbines all around the world. Experts from Buslorn said in a statement released to the press late last night, just hours after Mock-ya's announcement, that they have deviced a new, innovative mechanism for extracting Natural gas from Mock-ya's phones as well as phone users. Its is estimated that with these sources, enough natural gas would be collected to provide enough energy to the world's entire population for the next 1200 years.


Following, these announcements, the share price of both companies remained unchanged.


- News you can lose
Disclaimer: This article is presented in good jest and is intended to be taken in that way. It is purely fictional and bears no resemblance with any thing or person in whatever state of matter.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Batata launches Sandica Phsita with hybrid engine

Homegrown major Batata Motors today announced it will be launching a new variant of the recently launched dual fuelled variant of its hatchback 'sandica'. This new version, the Sandica V2 Pshita will sport an entirely new look with the exteriors.. yes the exteriors completely covered with fur.



The company said in a statement, that it is going to offer a practical and affordable family car that runs on something other than oil and that sharply reduces both greenhouse gas emissions and your fuel bill? It can run 40 kilometers on electricity before reverting to running efficiently on gasoline like a normal hybrid, such as the Toyota Prius. Because the majority of people drive less than 40 kilometers a day, that car can replace most weekly gasoline use, even if it is charged only once a day. The fuel cost per mile, while running on electricity, is under one-third the current cost of gasoline. A full overnight charge might cost a dollar. The car accelerates like a cheetah, though quietly.

The silence of the car is attributed to the fur coating which is claimed to absorb all the noise that is generated from under the hood as well as whatever noise the creatures housed inside the car. Also, the company also claims that the fur will help preventing the car from getting scratches by repeated attacks from the city traffic and the stray and not so stray dogs that seem to be attracted more to the fur than to the tires where they generally like to raise a foot and mark territories indiscretely. The reason for this attraction can be attributed to the wet dog smell that starts emanating from the fur soon after it leaves the showroom.

Coming back to protective properties of the fur coating, the company also claims that in the unlikely or may be somewhat likely (due to the slight oversteer inherent in the new variant, which tends to make the car skid uncontrolably at high speeds) event of a crash, besides cushioning the impact, the fur will also hide any damage to the body of the car (though no such guarantee is offered for the bodies of passengers in the car) thereby reducing the maintenance costs.

The Pshita will initially be launched in two variants - the U-GLI and the U-GLI-R. The Pshita U-GLI variant is priced at Rs 4.27 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), while the Pshita U-GLI-R variant is priced at Rs 4.42 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi)," the statement said.

- News you can lose
Disclaimer: This article is presented in good jest and is intended to be taken in that way. It is purely fictional and bears no resemblance with any thing or person in whatever state of matter.

Unusual Games

Ever imagine serving in a badminton game using a "toss the shuttle in the air and hit it hard" serve very much like a classic tennis styled serve. Not too difficult to imagine right?

But imagine miming a complete high intensity badminton rally but without the shuttle. Thus they play badminton too...

Imagine a backhand smash with a mere flick of a wrist... huh, how do u do that??.. thus they play badminton too...

Best of all imagine someone playing badminton as if the arm - from shoulder to elbow- is tied to the body and then twisting and turning to hit the shuttle.. quite some dance, aint it???... thus they play badminton too...

Been there.. done that... thus we'd been playing badminton!!!

Friday, May 9, 2008

The Consultant

No... I am not thinking of writing a book John Grisham style...nor am I am trying to have a Gyaan Sharing session.. or may be I am...
"A consultant (from the Latin consultare means "to discuss" from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a professional who provides advice in a particular area of expertise."
What does a consultant do.. of course.. you consult him for stuff...

CONSULT = CON + INSULT

going by this equation all a consultant would be doing is
  • CON you by stating that you face certain problems that you never knew you faced
  • then INSULT you by calling you a failure for not having foreseen these not so perceptible problems.

That concludes my funda # 420

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Re-Branding!!!

Rebranding is the process by which a product or service developed with one brand or company or product line affiliation is marketed or distributed with a different identity. This involves radical changes to the brand's logo, brand name, image, marketing strategy, and advertising themes. It usually results in the repositioning of the brand / company. It may just involve merely superficial changes....
Well this ain't a Branding gyan session..
Just happened to see a hawker selling some shiny coloured beads at the railway station. A week back he was shouting out "china.. china..china...china"... today the same guy was selling the same stuff but shouting "magic balls.. magic balls.."
Ain't that height of rebranding... or should I say(to be politically correct).. Rebranding at the grass root level!!!

Thoughtful thinking

Here's a gem from Calvin and Hobbes:
Calvin: Sometimes when I'm talking, my words can’t keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak.
Hobbes: Probably so we can think twice!!!

Philosophy from the cartoon strip.. sounds a great title for a potential best seller, ain't it?

Speaking of philosophy... how bout some mathematical philosophy
There are 12 people who THINK and therefore they EXIST. If 8 people commit suicide and 3 stop thinking, how many are left??
THINK!!!
or should I say.. OBSERVE & THINK!!!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

A little more Hedonism

Talking about being a hedonist... Here's something that a friend had put as his Gtalk tagline:
"I am the perfect antonym for every woman's dream man - tall, dark and handsome. I'm short, wheatish and ugly"
What does that have to do with being a hedonist…actually is almost the opposite.

But who the hell cares bout what others think.. I write what I feel like!!!